Ed Sheeran is heading for another No.1 with Perfect

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and Ed Sheeran has tightened his grip on the No.1 spot in the singles chart.

Perfect is sitting pretty at No.1 having shifted 63,327 copies this week, ahead of Rita Ora’s Anywhere (25,198 sales) and Camila Cabello’s Havana (23,995 sales). Rak-Su, winners of The X Factor 2017, are at No.4 with Dimelo (23,259 sales), while Mariah Carey’s festive smash All I Want For Christmas Is You completes the Top 5 with sales of 22,519.

In the albums chart, Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All (39,562 sales) has replaced U2 at the top, with the Irish veterans’ Songs Of Experience sliding to No.3 with 34,428 sales. Sheeran’s ÷ is at No.2 on 37,050. Together Again (29,415 sales), by Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, and Pink’s Beautiful Trauma (27,923 sales) complete the Top 5.